Dennis Johnson vs. Howard Porter Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Howard Porter and Dennis Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dennis Johnson played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Howard Porter, who played 7. Dennis Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Howard Porter had his rookie season in 1971-72. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Dennis Johnson |
14 |
13 |
1976-77 to 1989-90 |
Howard Porter |
7 |
6 |
1971-72 to 1977-78 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
20.6 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.504 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.5 |
.624 |
Howard Porter |
67 |
10.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Howard Porter |
4 |
7.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
27.3 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
10.9 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.732 |
Howard Porter |
43 |
9.5 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
2.7 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
22 |
37.6 |
16.1 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
13.4 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.2 |
.704 |
Howard Porter |
6 |
13.2 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
.353 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
34.0 |
15.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
13.9 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.781 |
Howard Porter |
73 |
16.8 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
- |
1.6 |
4.1 |
9.0 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
17 |
40.1 |
20.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.4 |
.771 |
Howard Porter |
11 |
13.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
- |
1.4 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
.307 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
81 |
36.3 |
19.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
16.8 |
.422 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.207 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
Howard Porter |
58 |
20.1 |
8.1 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
- |
1.6 |
3.5 |
7.1 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
15 |
38.8 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
16.3 |
.410 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.839 |
Howard Porter |
3 |
30.7 |
17.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
- |
1.7 |
7.7 |
14.0 |
.548 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
79 |
33.1 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.436 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.216 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.820 |
Howard Porter |
75 |
19.8 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
- |
1.8 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.1 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.7 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.762 |
Howard Porter |
9 |
23.7 |
13.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
- |
2.7 |
5.7 |
10.8 |
.526 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.9 |
.882 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
36.7 |
19.5 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
15.4 |
.470 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.190 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.806 |
Howard Porter |
78 |
28.2 |
13.2 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
- |
2.6 |
6.0 |
12.3 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
7 |
38.7 |
22.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.769 |
Howard Porter |
3 |
32.7 |
20.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
- |
2.3 |
9.7 |
15.7 |
.617 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
77 |
33.1 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.161 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.791 |
Howard Porter |
63 |
21.0 |
11.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
10.1 |
.487 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
3 |
36.0 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
33.3 |
13.2 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.437 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.125 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.852 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
22 |
36.7 |
16.6 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
14.5 |
.404 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.429 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.867 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
80 |
37.2 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
13.3 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.269 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.853 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
21 |
40.4 |
17.3 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
15.2 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.860 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
78 |
35.0 |
15.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.143 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.818 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
18 |
39.7 |
16.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
13.6 |
.445 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.375 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.798 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
79 |
37.1 |
13.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
12.1 |
.444 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.113 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.833 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
23 |
41.9 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
.465 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
.115 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.850 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
77 |
34.7 |
12.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
10.4 |
.438 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.856 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
17 |
41.3 |
15.9 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
8.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
.433 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.375 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.796 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
72 |
32.1 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.140 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.821 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
3 |
19.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
75 |
27.1 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.042 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.843 |
Howard Porter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dennis Johnson |
5 |
32.4 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
12.4 |
.484 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.000 |
Howard Porter |
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